Cruise & maritime incidents

Star of the Seas medical emergency was reported on 16 January 2026, during the ship’s voyage from Sint Maarten toward Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States.

Star Breeze passenger overboard incident was reported on 19 January 2026, after a 66-year-old male passenger went overboard while the ship was navigating off the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.

Ovation of the Seas passenger death was reported on 19 January 2026, after a 27-year-old male passenger was found unresponsive on board following the ship’s docking at Singapore’s Marina Bay Cruise Centre.

Anthem of the Seas propulsion failure was reported on 24 January 2026, after Royal Caribbean confirmed a technical issue with the ship’s propulsion system during a South Pacific voyage.

Discovery Princess passenger medevac was listed for 26 January 2026, after a passenger reportedly required airlift to hospital during a medical emergency near the end of a New Zealand cruise.

Celebrity Summit passenger death was reported on 1 February 2026, after 66-year-old American jazz musician Ken Peplowski was found unresponsive in his cabin during the closing days of The Jazz Cruise ’26.

Icon of the Seas passenger medevac was carried out in the early hours of 2 February 2026, after two passengers reportedly developed serious pulmonary symptoms while the ship was navigating Dominican Republic territorial waters near Puerto Plata.

AIDAperla passenger medevac was conducted on 3 February 2026, after a 37-year-old male passenger reportedly suffered an apparent heart attack while the ship was at sea off Bonaire.